diff --git a/app/views/news/_course_form.html.erb b/app/views/news/_course_form.html.erb
index b757ab274..a76d84701 100644
--- a/app/views/news/_course_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/news/_course_form.html.erb
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
   </li>
   <li class="ml40" >
     <% if is_new %>
-      <%= link_to l(:button_create), "#", :onclick => 'submitNews();', :onmouseover => 'submitFocus(this);', :class => 'blue_btn fl c_white' %>
+      <%= link_to l(:button_create), "javascript:void(0)", :onclick => 'submitNews();', :onmouseover => 'submitFocus(this);', :class => 'blue_btn fl c_white' %>
       <%= link_to l(:button_cancel), course_news_index_path(@course), :onclick => '$("#add-news").hide()', :class => 'blue_btn grey_btn fl c_white' %>
     <% else %>
-        <%= link_to l(:button_save), "#", :onclick => "submitNews();",:onmouseover => 'this.focus()',:class => 'blue_btn fl c_white' %>
-        <%= link_to l(:button_cancel), "#", :onclick => '$("#edit-news").hide(); return false;',:class => 'blue_btn grey_btn fl c_white' %>
+        <%= link_to l(:button_save), "javascript:void(0)", :onclick => "submitNews();",:onmouseover => 'this.focus()',:class => 'blue_btn fl c_white' %>
+        <%= link_to l(:button_cancel), "javascript:void(0)", :onclick => '$("#edit-news").hide(); return false;',:class => 'blue_btn grey_btn fl c_white' %>
     <% end %>
     <div class="cl"></div>
   </li>